News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-08-11

ANNUAL REUNION of the LamOille
Valley Veteran Soldiers at Camp Gen.
Geo. J. Stannard," at MOrriSville Fair
Grounds, Aug. "A and %, 1857, COmrade
Geo. w. DOty, MOrriSville, commanding.
Staff Officers :-COmrade d. J. SaffOrd
Morrisville, Adjt. Gen1; Comrades IL.
b. George, NIOrrisville, Chandler Watts,
Stowe, Frank Olmstead, Hardwick, j.
L. Stevens, Eden, 0. r. Andrus, VOL
b. J. Austin, Albany, d. J.. Holmes,
! johnson, J. o. French, Cambridge, E. s.
! Simmons, CTaftsbury, Moses McFar-
land, Waterville, H. W. Warren, Stowe,
Albert Burnham, Cabot; F. B. Morse,
tire, HartweH Moody, Waterbury, Asst
Adj't Genls; Comrade Austin Wilkins.
Cady's Falls, Q. NJ. Gen1; Comrades
Frank Kenfield, MOrrisviiIe, Nj. Leach,
WOlcOtt, Officers of the Day; Comrade
A. o. Gates, MOrrisville, Provost Mar
shall. Each G. A. r. Post will please
furnish a Fifer or Drummer. Pro-
gramme; Wednesday, Aug. 24th. A.
Opening Salute from Battery, 1890 p
M.-Beans and Coffee. The afternoon
will be giving to general visiting and
drilling by the different G.. a. II. Posts.
) Z. M.-DreSS Parade, Supper, Sunset
Salute. At early candle-light the Posts
will fall in, headed by the Staff on
horseback, Craftsbury Band, q Pieces.
MOrrisville Band and Drum Corps. with
an escort of all the old Cavalry Bows
mounted, also the Battery, all forming
a Grand Torch Light Procession to the
village of MOrrisville. Returning to
camp the camp fires' will be re-kindled.
| IL 7. M.-TapS. Thursday, Aug. 25th.
Salute at sunrise Breakfast. Police
| ing the Grounds. General visiting.
$50 a. MO. L. Sd Reg't reunion.
| Other companies using same hour.
| 1870 \. Manual election of Society
| officers. His EXcellency, the Governor
of Vermont, Hon. E. j. Ormsbee, will
arrive on the noon train from Burling-
ton, and will be received by a delegation
at the MOrrisville depot, and escorted to
dinner. AT l Z. NJ. the mounted men
and bands will march to MOrrisville and
| escort His EXcellency, the Governor:
| COmrade p. ID. BlOdgett, Commander of
the @. a. r. of Vermont; His Honor.
| III. Henry POWERS, of the Supreme Court
of Vermont; Hon. G. S. Page, Inspect
or of Finance, State of Vermont Hon.
| q. w. Hendee, Ex-Governor of Yer
mont; Hon. z. K. Gleed, Ex-senator of
LamOille County: and other distinguish
ed guests to the Camp. Upon arriving
they will be received by the G. a. r. in
| line and salute from the Battery. and
escorted to the Grand Stand, where
| they will review the old soldiers. A
poem. entitled - The Old Brigade, " will
be delivered by Comrade H. A. Thomas
of WateIVille, followed by addresses
from the distinguished guests. After
the speeches there will be a Competitive
Drill by the different Posts of the Socie-
ty for purse of S40.00.-S2O. 90 to Ist
$500 to ID $500 to Sd. Each Post to
be composed of at least twelve men and
an officer, armed with guns. General
sOldierly appearance and conduct while
at the encampment to be taken into
consideration and to be decided bv
disinterested board of judges. The
whole to conclude with a Grand Dress
Parade and break camp. There will
also be sham fight during the reunion.
a tirSt-claSS eating and clearinghouse
and suffers stand will be open on the
grounds, where all can get warm meals
at reasonable price. A special invita-
ton is extended TO all old soldiers to
patrOnize the Cook Stand, as special
prices will be given them. Admission
to the Grounds Ito help defray expenses
ID cts. for every person over twelve
years. Children under II and teams
free. Low rates on Boston 81 Lowell |
and Burlington & LamOille Railroads.